Category: Creative Practice
Creative Practice
Habits of Success
Songwriter Habit #7 – Listening to Lots of Music
16 August 2023
As musicians, we often fall into the trap of listening to things that we’re used to. After all,…
Creative Practice
Lyric Writing
Music
Study Your Heroes
4 August 2023
The importance of studying your heroes is often overlooked by most when learning the art of songwriting. Through…
Creative Practice
Lyric Writing
Music
Balancing Truth and Fact
28 July 2023
A common struggle among beginner songwriters is the notion that they can only write about experiences that have…
Analyzing Songs
Creative Practice
Lyric Writing
Music
Essential Songwriting Tips for Beginners
14 July 2023
Amidst all the doubts and fears, it can be difficult to know where to begin when songwriting. All…
Chorus Writing
Creative Practice
Generating Ideas for Lyrics
Lyric Writing
Melody Writing
Metaphor
Song Starters
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Writing Prompts
20 Songwriting Prompts
8 February 2023
Wanna know how to write a song? Start with one of these 20 songwriting prompts that will kickstart…
Creative Practice
Generating Ideas for Lyrics
Lyric Writing
Song Starters
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Writing Prompts
14-Day Songwriting Challenge: DAY 3
15 January 2023
#3. A list. This poem is unbelievable. Listen to it, the whole way through (listen to the recording…
Creative Practice
Generating Ideas for Lyrics
Lyric Writing
My writing
Song Starters
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writing
Top 5 Exercises for Coming Up With Great Song Lyric Ideas—#1: Sense Writing.
7 December 2022
In this series, I’ll go through my all-time Top 5 Exercises for generating lyric ideas, whether I’ve got…
Creative Practice
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How to put your inner critic in its place
6 December 2022
And do your creative work this year As writers, creators, artists, and musicians, we all have the same…
Creative Practice
Language
Lyric Writing
Melody Writing
Wisdom from Songwriters
Mastering the Elements of Lyric Writing
3 August 2022
Studying and understanding the tools that go into making a song can help anyone learn how to write…
Chorus Writing
Creative Practice
Generating Ideas for Lyrics
Music
My writing
Song Starters
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14 June 2022
Starting with loops is one of the most enjoyable and effective ways to spark new ideas and breathe…
Creative Practice
Songwriting Group Info and Registration
5 May 2022
The idea to offer access to a songwriting group to others comes directly from my own experience in my songwriting group, which I…
Chorus Writing
Creative Practice
Music Theory for Songwriters
Songs I Love
Wisdom from Songwriters
6 Songs That Taught Us How to Write Songs
8 January 2022
One of the best ways to learn how to write great songs is to learn from great songs…
Creative Practice
Habits of Success
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How to Successfully Network as a Songwriter—my answer to a slightly petulant question on my YouTube channel
27 December 2021
I was recently asked a question on my YouTube channel that went something like this: The most important…
Creative Practice
Habits of Success
Psychology of Creativity
The 3 Things I Did This Year to Write Over 20 Songs
17 November 2021
In this video, I share the three pillars of my creative practice that ensure I write even when…
Creative Practice
How do you actually get better at songwriting?
3 October 2021
A student emailed me this question today, and I thought it was beautifully simple, direct, and honest. Here…